The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-19
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Interesting Items Foreign and Domes
c-CrImos. Casualties. Current Com
ment. and Readable Record Of Days
Doings.
Ed Gilmore has sued Mrs Langtry for
$4,000 for services as her former man
ager.
Mr. Parnell will return from Ireland to
attend the debate on the land bill to-
night
Emperor William is indisposed, and, in
accordance with his physicians advice, Is
keeping TO his bed.
The United States military telegraph
corps and the old-time teleeraphers met
in seventh annual convention in Pitts
burg.
Sir Robert Thorburn, premier OF New
foundand, SAWS there is neither bank
ruptcy nor universal destitution there as
reported.
j. W Mackay arrived at San Francisco
and went to Menlo Park to see j. {.
Flood, his partner, who is confined to his
bed by sickness.
Dr. Bridge State Veterinary Surgeon
Of Pennsylvania, states that there is not
a case Of pleuro pneumonia i'm the State
at the present time.
4 dispatch to the JourH0l from Moscow
asserts that General Tchernaief will sue
ceed the late NJ KatkofT in the editorship
of the Moscow Gdzette.
The Vienna correspondent OF the 1imes
confirms the statement that Lord and
Lady Randolph Churchill are living In
retirement near Vienna.
At Montgomery, Ala, the jury in the
second case Of the State against Vincent,
for embezzlement, brought in verdict
of guilty, with a recommendation TO
mercy.
At the Limerick, Ireland, sessions three
persons were sentenced under the crimes
active to six months imprisonment
and one 20 four months for resisting the
sheriff
II is stated that Baron Blanc, Italian
Ambassador at COnstantinOple, will be
come Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The appointment will be welcome one
TO Germany
Mr.. Gladstone writes to the editor of
the London Baptist: Il have done my
best 10 reunite the liberals, and, except
inside the House OF Commons, | am quite
satisfied with the results.
At Connellsyille, Pa, Charles Maloney
shot and killed Edward Diehl and
Charles Baker, two negroes who had as
saulted him He then fled to avoid lynch
ing at the hands Of the dead mems friends.
The property Of the deiunct National
Opera Company WAS sold at Jersey City.
10 consisted OF scenery and property Of =
number of operas, valued at 1000, and
many Of the articles were knocked down
for almost nothing.
The Pacific Mail steamship Company
has ordered a reduction Of the capital
stock, which, if done, will result in pay
ment Of a dividend. Proposals have
been received for building two steamers
Of 1000 tons burden
Senator Colquit addressed the Farmers
Convention az Atlanta, Ga. He said be
was disposed TO indorse Mr.. Beecher
when he said that "a paternal govern
mcnt is AN internal government; put
crown on il and it is a Gar
In Michigan d bounty Of one cent is
offered for the scalp Of every sparrow.
New York, with less mercy, makes il a
duty to starye the sparrow, because it
punishes him who gives the poor bird
food or shelter Before long this pitil IS
Legislature will render impossible the
answer to the question, "Who killed cock
robin ?"
Joseph II. McCreery, at one time AS
sistant district attorney at Pittsburg,
went 10 New York and claims that he
deposited $il 900 in railroad bonds with
the clerk Of the Everett Hotel He fell
by the wayside, brought up in the tombs,
paid $50 to get out, and is now looking
for his bonds